NETGEAR WGE101 User Manual page 9

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Preparing To Configure Your WGE101
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If the default settings don't work in your wireless network, if you are in a country or region
other than the United States, or if you have multiple WGE101 bridges on the network, you
need to configure the bridge.
Identifying the Wireless Network Settings
You may want to print this page separately, fill in the configuration parameters, and put it in a
safe place for possible future reference. For an existing wireless network, the person who set up
the network will be able to provide this information.
Note: For wireless devices and the bridge to communicate with each other, each must be
configured with the same SSID, WEP security settings, and the same IP subset address.
• Wireless Network Name (SSID): The Service Set Identification (SSID) identifies the
wireless local area network. Any is the default WGE101 SSID. If you have named your
wireless network with a different SSID, write your network's SSID on the line below.
Wireless network name (SSID): ______________________________
• Bridge IP Address: Your Ethernet network has an IP subset address given as a set of three
numbers plus a last set of unique numbers (xxx.xxx.xxx.yyy) to identify each device on the
network. The default IP address for the bridge is 192.168.0.201. To communicate to your
Ethernet network, the bridge must have a unique address consistent with your network's IP
address. If you need to change the bridge's IP address, write down the new address.
Bridge's IP address: ______________________________
• WEP Security Encryption key: The default WEP encryption mode of the bridge is
disabled. If you have set up WEP security on your wireless network (through the router or
access point), you'll need to configure the bridge using the same WEP security parameters.
WEP Encryption Key Length, circle one: 40/64 or 128 bits
WEP Encryption Passphrase, if used: ___________________
A passphrase is used to automatically generate the WEP hexadecimal numbers for the key.
Otherwise, you will have to manually enter up to four hexadecimal numbers.
WEP Hexadecimal Numbers: ______________________________
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